Trek!: The Best Trekking in the World

by Claes Grundsten

Provides 50 hikes across six continents, using full-color photos to take the reader on a breathtaking journey to the most spectacular locations on Earth, from an Incan Trail in Peru to the national parks of the United States to the dense tropical rain forest of Papa New Guinea.

Genres: Nonfiction

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big pictures and short texts ... usually a recipe for disappointment for those of us looking for a thumping good read. But Trek! turns out to be the exception. I really wouldn't have wanted the author to say another word about his favorite walks around the world. In fact, Grundsten's quirky prose is fun to read only in short spurts (his first language is Swedish, and that bleeds through); but his pictures are far more inviting than the descriptions offered by even excellent nature writers.

You won't learn how to trek by reading this book, and none of the trails is described in enough detail to use this to make serious plans. So shelve Trek! with your travel writing tomes, not with your Rough Guides. Better yet, place it among your bedtime books and fairy tales and books of wishful thinking. You may find two or three chapters each night almost as good as a long hot soak.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful photos and descriptions of hikes - I would buy this book!

[Javier Muñoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Se pueden sacar algunas ideas para las próximas aventuras.

[Sandro Helmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seleção primorosa de algumas das mais belas e conhecidas grandes trilhas ao redor do planeta. Além de ficha técnica detalhada de cada uma, fotos espetaculares.

[Alison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous photos of places that you really hope to visit one day. Even if you aren't a walker, book still worth the beautiful imagery.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

the pictures in here are beautiful!